“Sulfur, faith, breathtaking escapes. San Severo, Italy. Every year on the streets of the city, explosions blend prayers to the “Festa del Soccorso”. Fujenti (this is their traditional name) run under kilometers of fireworks and firecrackers, typical of San Severo, surrounded by thousands of loud bangs and sparks that became more and more powerful. On every block Hail Mary and deflagrations merge the Processions in honor of the Virgin Mary, protector of the city. A centenary tradition testified by a document dated 1707 that mentions the union of firecrackers and religious celebrations, in which the local parish council invited the people to celebrate the black Madonna with noisy explosions as a sign of devotion. Unfortunately, that of 2018 could have been the last characteristic escape of the “fujenti”, as a result of the more and more urgent laws on the safety, this secular tradition of South Italy risks disappearing forever.”
Street Photography - 2018
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Pourim Banquet in Jerusalem
Leban Sébastien (France)
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Red Tie
Giuliano Mazzanti (Italy)
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Playing
Viet van Tran (Vietnam)
Menzione d'onore
Water comes from below
Le guyader Ludovic (France)
Menzione d'onore
Yellow Cape
Mathias Wasik (United States)
Menzione d'onore
Last Rays of Warmth
Viraj Bunnag (Thailand)
Architettura & Geometrie Urbane - 2018
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Walking to the future city
Pedro luis Ajuriaguerra saiz (Spain)
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Columns
Angiolo Manetti (Italy)
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Ginza Crossing
Daniele Stefanizzi (Italy)
Menzione d'onore
BaKUMan (al Centro culturale Heydar Aliyev, Baku)
Roberto Corinaldesi (Italy)
Menzione d'onore
UFO Soviet
Bourriau Dimitri (France)
Menzione d'onore
The short 20th Century
Nicola Bertellotti (Italy)
Trasporti - 2018
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INNOVATIVE WAY OF BOARDING - The photograph was taken during a Muslim festival near Dhaka, Bangladesh. Electrification of Bangladesh Railway is yet to be done, so people dare to travel on the roof of the train and of course free of cost.
Deba prasad Roy (India)
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Flyby
Christiaan Hart (Hong Kong SAR China)
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The red bus
Tristan Lavender (Netherlands)
Menzione d'onore
Il parcheggio delle biciclette
Massimo Alfano (Italy)
Menzione d'onore
Poetry in Motion
Rudolf Sulgan (United States)
Urban Art - 2018
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3 hearts
Lukasz Zietara (Poland)
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Antibes Le Nomade
Sergio Aresi (Italy)
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Faith vs Google
Guido Caltabiano (Italy)
Menzione d'onore
Sculptures by the Sea, Perth 2018
Rebecca Wiltshire (Australia)
Menzione d'onore
A moment inside a museum
Ranu Jain (United Arab Emirates)
People - 2018
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POSIZIONI PRIVILEGIATE
Gianni Boradori (Italy)
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SWEET GOLD
Mauro De bettio (Italy)
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Back to home
Qui thinh Tran (Vietnam)
Menzione d'onore
Suorine
Riccardo Pesaresi (Italy)
Menzione d'onore
Where is the truth?
Olgierd Kajak (Switzerland)
Menzione d'onore
Il fumatore incallito
Samuel Dossi (Italy)
Urban Animals - 2018
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Untitled
Md enamul Kabir (Bangladesh)
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Grindy
Nik Brezginov (Russia)
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Wolf in the city - Wolfdog Biloxi in the famous Schnoor quarter district in Bremen/Germany